News Latest News from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-US Copyright 1998-2026 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=10802 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:10:51 -0400 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 23:12:50 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=10802 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/nuno-bettencourt-says-guitarists-who-tried-to-be-like-yngwie-malmsteen-misunderstood-him-his-technical-prowess-was-not-his-super-power https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/nuno-bettencourt-says-guitarists-who-tried-to-be-like-yngwie-malmsteen-misunderstood-him-his-technical-prowess-was-not-his-super-power Music News: "Playing it perfectly and clean with precision... They misunderstood that Yngwie’s technical prowess was not his superpower."]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:10:51 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/they-were-merely-work-for-hire-yngwie-malmsteen-rips-ex-singers-who-perform-his-songs https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/they-were-merely-work-for-hire-yngwie-malmsteen-rips-ex-singers-who-perform-his-songs Music News: "Let's be clear: performing on MY SOLO records does not equal ownership, authorship, or legacy."]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:47:31 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/something-needs-to-be-done-and-i-dont-know-what-the-real-issues-plaguing-the-music-industry-according-to-yngwie-malmsteen https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/something-needs-to-be-done-and-i-dont-know-what-the-real-issues-plaguing-the-music-industry-according-to-yngwie-malmsteen Music News: "Today you start record label 'cause you love music — maybe — not to make money."]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:02:03 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/this-was-actually-yngwie-malmsteens-favorite-guitar-player-his-ex-bandmate-reveals-who-knew https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/this-was-actually-yngwie-malmsteens-favorite-guitar-player-his-ex-bandmate-reveals-who-knew Music News: "I said, 'You should tell people that, that's really interesting.' 'Oh no, no man.'"]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:44:34 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-started-getting-more-out-of-hand-alcatrazz-bassist-reveals-the-real-reason-behind-malmsteens-firing https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-started-getting-more-out-of-hand-alcatrazz-bassist-reveals-the-real-reason-behind-malmsteens-firing Music News: "Like in Japan, they were saying 'Alcatrazz featuring Yngwie.'"]]> Sat, 05 Jul 2025 12:25:13 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-was-like-this-is-so-amazing-yngwie-malmsteen-says-this-was-his-first-favorite-guitar-player--even-though-he-didnt-know-who-it-actually-was https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-was-like-this-is-so-amazing-yngwie-malmsteen-says-this-was-his-first-favorite-guitar-player--even-though-he-didnt-know-who-it-actually-was Music News: "I didn't know it was him."]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2025 01:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-speaks-up-on-one-thing-people-get-wrong-about-his-playing-i-more-or-less-invented-my-technique https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-speaks-up-on-one-thing-people-get-wrong-about-his-playing-i-more-or-less-invented-my-technique Music News: "Because I never heard anybody play what I wanted to hear in my head."]]> Sun, 15 Jun 2025 20:03:56 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/thats-the-only-way-i-could-say-thats-good-or-thats-bad-yngwie-malmsteen-reveals-one-thing-you-really-need-to-do-to-get-better-at-playing-guitar https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/thats-the-only-way-i-could-say-thats-good-or-thats-bad-yngwie-malmsteen-reveals-one-thing-you-really-need-to-do-to-get-better-at-playing-guitar Music News: "There's so many things going on; your brain is concentrating on the picking, bending, and all this stuff."]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-thought-im-doing-great-yngwie-malmsteen-recalls-saying-no-to-david-lee-roth-when-billy-sheehan-said-yes https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-thought-im-doing-great-yngwie-malmsteen-recalls-saying-no-to-david-lee-roth-when-billy-sheehan-said-yes Music News: "At the time, I was thinking, 'Oh, no. I'm doing great,' whatever."]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 01:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-explains-why-he-doesnt-care-what-people-think-about-him-names-one-thing-that-excites-him-the-most https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-explains-why-he-doesnt-care-what-people-think-about-him-names-one-thing-that-excites-him-the-most Music News: "It's nice if people think you're good, but you shouldn't do things just to hear them say that."]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 03:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-explains-what-people-misunderstand-about-his-career-speaks-on-effect-he-had-on-the-fender-strat https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-explains-what-people-misunderstand-about-his-career-speaks-on-effect-he-had-on-the-fender-strat Music News: "The Strat was about as 'out' as you could get! That's another thing that people forget."]]> Sun, 18 May 2025 00:23:15 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-claims-eddie-van-halen-felt-threatened-by-him-he-sees-me-and-he-runs-away-he-literally-ran-away https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-claims-eddie-van-halen-felt-threatened-by-him-he-sees-me-and-he-runs-away-he-literally-ran-away Music News: "Dave Roth told me that Eddie would have his ghetto blaster, playing my music on it all day long."]]> Wed, 07 May 2025 04:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/yngwie-malmsteen-explains-why-he-prefers-white-picks-reveals-why-he-changes-them-often https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/yngwie-malmsteen-explains-why-he-prefers-white-picks-reveals-why-he-changes-them-often Gear: "I made it into a part of the show too."]]> Sat, 26 Apr 2025 14:12:08 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-said-let-me-think-about-it-yngwie-malmsteen-explains-why-he-refused-to-join-ufo https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-said-let-me-think-about-it-yngwie-malmsteen-explains-why-he-refused-to-join-ufo Music News: "I mean, it would have been awesome to be in UFO too."]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2025 01:07:21 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-names-most-important-thing-for-developing-his-technique-says-you-cant-be-super-accurate-without-this-type-of-pick https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-names-most-important-thing-for-developing-his-technique-says-you-cant-be-super-accurate-without-this-type-of-pick Music News: "It doesn't work."]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2025 03:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-opens-up-on-why-he-never-joined-deep-purple-explains-why-he-always-preferred-live-over-studio-albums https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-opens-up-on-why-he-never-joined-deep-purple-explains-why-he-always-preferred-live-over-studio-albums Music News: "There were talks here and there."]]> Mon, 14 Apr 2025 02:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-recalls-odd-reason-why-his-talks-with-kiss-led-to-nowhere-i-was-so-confused https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-recalls-odd-reason-why-his-talks-with-kiss-led-to-nowhere-i-was-so-confused Music News: "They said, 'We really want to try [you] out. We need to know how tall you are. How tall are you? Are you six feet tall?'"]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2025 23:56:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/very-incestuous-one-issue-yngwie-malmsteen-has-with-classic-rock-guitarists https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/very-incestuous-one-issue-yngwie-malmsteen-has-with-classic-rock-guitarists Music News: "That's the trap that you can fall into."]]> Sat, 29 Mar 2025 05:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-opens-up-on-what-people-dont-get-about-his-work-addresses-control-freak-accusations https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-malmsteen-opens-up-on-what-people-dont-get-about-his-work-addresses-control-freak-accusations Music News: "I don't paint half the painting and I call someone, 'Hey, can you come and help me paint the rest of the painting?'"]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/i-wont-do-it-important-reason-why-yngwie-malmsteen-only-records-solos-in-one-take https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/i-wont-do-it-important-reason-why-yngwie-malmsteen-only-records-solos-in-one-take Retrospective: "Either it happens or it [doesn't]."]]> Sat, 01 Mar 2025 23:29:06 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/important-reason-yngwie-malmsteen-never-wanted-to-copy-eddie-van-halen-he-influenced-me-in-other-ways https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/important-reason-yngwie-malmsteen-never-wanted-to-copy-eddie-van-halen-he-influenced-me-in-other-ways Retrospective: "I had already been playing for a while when I heard him."]]> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 23:06:58 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-band-would-have-to-sit-in-the-closet-ripper-owens-says-yngwie-does-treat-people-really-bad--but-theres-a-catch https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-band-would-have-to-sit-in-the-closet-ripper-owens-says-yngwie-does-treat-people-really-bad--but-theres-a-catch Music News: "I think what people think about him is probably the truth."]]> Wed, 25 Dec 2024 23:18:59 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/yngwie-malmsteen-answers-why-hed-take-a-crappy-guitar-over-a-crappy-amp-explains-what-makes-his-signature-strat-special https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/yngwie-malmsteen-answers-why-hed-take-a-crappy-guitar-over-a-crappy-amp-explains-what-makes-his-signature-strat-special Gear: "If the guitar is good, a bad amp is not gonna make it worthwhile."]]> Fri, 06 Dec 2024 23:13:20 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/you_can_now_buy_one_of_yngwie_malmsteens_fender_strats_and_get_a_bonus_ferrari_this_is_the_price.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/you_can_now_buy_one_of_yngwie_malmsteens_fender_strats_and_get_a_bonus_ferrari_this_is_the_price.html Gear: It's his personal 1983 Ferrari.]]> Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:44:23 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you_will_be_miserable_yngwie_malmsteen_names_one_thing_guitar_players_shouldnt_do.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you_will_be_miserable_yngwie_malmsteen_names_one_thing_guitar_players_shouldnt_do.html Music News: "Now go pick up that guitar."]]> Mon, 02 Sep 2024 22:09:27 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/music_peaked_200_years_ago_yngwie_malmsteen_explains_what_defines_rock_amp_roll_says_he_doesnt_go_to_concerts.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/music_peaked_200_years_ago_yngwie_malmsteen_explains_what_defines_rock_amp_roll_says_he_doesnt_go_to_concerts.html Music News: "Can be anything from Elvis Presley to Iron Maiden. To me, it's still rock."]]> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:01:10 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie_malmsteen_explains_why_he_has_never_practiced_ever_only_play_perfect_now.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie_malmsteen_explains_why_he_has_never_practiced_ever_only_play_perfect_now.html Music News: "I [would be] telling myself, 'Don't sound like you're *** trying to do something. Do it."]]> Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:18:51 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie_malmsteen_on_being_difficult_ive_always_been_like_that.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie_malmsteen_on_being_difficult_ive_always_been_like_that.html Music News: "I've always been like that. I've always been very — call it difficult, whatever."]]> Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:24:26 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie_malmsteen_on_why_he_completely_stopped_listening_to_ritchie_blackmore_at_10_theres_got_to_be_more_than_this.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie_malmsteen_on_why_he_completely_stopped_listening_to_ritchie_blackmore_at_10_theres_got_to_be_more_than_this.html Music News: "Being called 'Blackmore-influenced'; you just have a good listen to the playing."]]> Thu, 04 Jul 2024 22:08:55 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i_do_everything_yngwie_malmsteen_reveals_why_he_wont_have_anyone_messing_with_his_music.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i_do_everything_yngwie_malmsteen_reveals_why_he_wont_have_anyone_messing_with_his_music.html Music News: "Some people might think that I'm an egotist, whatever. No."]]> Mon, 01 Jul 2024 23:12:50 -0400